A Conversation with Jaron Lanier, Computer Scientist, Composer, Artist & Author.

October 4th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Jaron Lanier is a renaissance man, and one of the most profoundly important thinkers of our age on the relationship of technology to humanity. He is a computer scientist, composer, artist, and author who writes on numerous topics, including high-technology business, the social impact of technology, the philosophy of consciousness…
04-10-2025 16:20:04
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A Conversation with Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Co-Founder of the Open Data Institute

October 4th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt is one of the world's foremost computer scientists. He is chairman of the Open Data Institute which he co-founded with Sir Tim Berners-Lee. He is a leading researcher in artificial intelligence and was one of the originators of the interdisciplinary field of web science. He is…
04-10-2025 16:20:18
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A Conversation with Peter Diamandis on How Technology is Transforming Every Aspect of our Lives.

October 4th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
To understand more about the exponential changes affecting our culture, economy and society; I spoke to entrepreneur, author and thought leader, Peter H. Diamandis – Founder & Executive Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, Executive Founder of Singularity University  and Co-Founder of BOLD Capital Partners.  Peter was recently named by Fortune as one…
04-10-2025 16:31:02
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October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this exclusive interview series, we talk to Jaan Tallinn (Co-Founder of Skype and Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk), Professor Sir John Beddington (Senior Advisor, Oxford Martin School & the UK Government’s former Chief Scientific Adviser) and Sir Crispin Tickell (former diplomat and advisor to successive UK…
19-10-2023 12:16:44
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October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this article, we talk to Professor Nick Bostrom, Director of the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford, discussing the profound changes humanity could experience over coming years including artificial intelligence, machine consciousness, the direction of human evolution, and risks to humanity itself.
19-10-2023 12:17:41
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